The moderates want Sweden to give Afghan local employees and interpreters who have assisted the Swedish effort in the country priority to Sweden's quota refugee system.

On Monday, the party threatened to force the government into action with the help of a committee initiative.

But according to Morgan Johansson, M's proposal would affect other, more vulnerable people on the run.

"They now want all Afghans who worked for Sweden in Afghanistan for almost 20 years to be offered protection in Sweden, including their families."

writes the Minister.

"It is not reasonable.

We only have 5,000 in the Swedish refugee quota, which is primarily aimed at the most vulnerable, such as women and children in refugee camps around the world.

We cannot fill those places with Afghans who have ever worked for Sweden. ”

No evacuation plan

There is also currently no plan to evacuate the Afghan staff at the Swedish embassy in Kabul, according to information to Expressen.

This is despite information that the Taliban, which has taken several of Afghanistan's provincial capitals, seek out and kill Afghans to help foreign forces.

- Our fear is to be left behind and murdered, says an employee to the newspaper.

M: "Our duty to act"

According to the Moderates, Sweden must act quickly due to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

- These people have a special threat against them precisely because they helped Sweden. It is our duty to act, we do not have time to wait for a slow-moving government, says Maria Malmer Stenergard (M), migration policy spokesperson, to Aftonbladet.